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Action box office · Week 49 · Dec 3–9, 2017

Action Box Office, Week 49 of 2017: Action Releases of Dec 3–9

Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders (2017) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 49 of 2017 (Dec 3–9), with $10.3M worldwide, ahead of The Big Call (2017) at $8.6M and Just Getting Started (2017) at $7.6M. 7 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $30.9M in all, 20% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 64% on Week 48, 2017, whose releases took $86.7M. By language, Japanese leads with $13.4M across 2 action releases.

week 49 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$30.9M
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders (2017), the #1
$10.3M
vs Week 48, 2017
−64%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 49 of 2017?

Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders (2017) leads with $10.3M, 33% of the total. The top 5 together took $30.8M, 99% of what all 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders (2017) movie poster Number 1
  2. The Big Call (2017) movie poster Number 2
    $8.6M The Big Call (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Just Getting Started (2017) movie poster Number 3
    $7.6M Just Getting Started (2017)
    $6.1M US & Canada · 80% $1.6M elsewhere · 20%
  4. Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part I (2017) movie poster Number 4
    $3.1M Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part I (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Burn Out (2017) movie poster Number 5
    $1.1M Burn Out (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 49 of 2017, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 49 of 2017 (Dec 3–9).

  1. 1 Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders (2017) movie poster
    Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders (2017) Dec 9, 2017 · Japanese · Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure $10.3M worldwide
    Dec 9, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.3M
  2. 2 The Big Call (2017) movie poster
    The Big Call (2017) Dec 8, 2017 · Chinese · Action, Thriller $8.6M worldwide
    Dec 8, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.6M
  3. 3 Just Getting Started (2017) movie poster
    Just Getting Started (2017) Dec 8, 2017 · English · Action, Comedy $7.6M worldwide
    Dec 8, 2017 US and Canada: $6.1M Rest of the world: $1.6M Worldwide: $7.6M
  4. 4 Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part I (2017) movie poster
    Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part I (2017) Dec 9, 2017 · Japanese · Action, Comedy, Animation $3.1M worldwide
    Dec 9, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
  5. 5 Burn Out (2017) movie poster
    Burn Out (2017) Dec 5, 2017 · French · Action, Crime, Thriller $1.1M worldwide
    Dec 5, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
  6. 6 Richie (2017) movie poster
    Richie (2017) Dec 8, 2017 · Tamil · Action, Crime, Drama $119.5K worldwide
    Dec 8, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $119.5K
  7. 7 Kodiveeran (2017) movie poster
    Kodiveeran (2017) Dec 7, 2017 · Tamil · Action, Comedy $45.2K worldwide
    Dec 7, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $45.2K
Earlier years

How Does Week 49 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 49, 2010 earned the most: $115.8M from 7 films, led by Space Battleship Yamato (2010). Week 49, 2017 took $30.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 49, 2008 Nov 30–Dec 6 3 films 3 $28.7M – 252: Signal of Life (2008) $18.5M
Week 49, 2009 Nov 29–Dec 5 1 film · −20% 1 $22.9M −20% Armored (2009) $22.9M
Week 49, 2010 Nov 28–Dec 4 7 films · +405% 7 $115.8M +405% Space Battleship Yamato (2010) $49.8M
Week 49, 2011 Nov 27–Dec 3 2 films · −99% 2 $1.2M −99% White Vengeance (2011) $992.2K
Week 49, 2012 Dec 2–8 2 films · +192% 2 $3.4M +192% So Undercover (2012) $2.6M
Week 49, 2013 Dec 1–7 3 films · +1754% 3 $63M +1754% Firestorm (2013) $55.8M
Week 49, 2014 Nov 30–Dec 6 2 films · −82% 2 $11.1M −82% Action Jackson (2014) $11.1M
Week 49, 2015 Nov 29–Dec 5 3 films · +396% 3 $54.9M +396% The Boy and the Beast (2015) $49.8M
Week 49, 2016 Nov 27–Dec 3 5 films · −62% 5 $20.9M −62% Super Express (2016) $9M
Week 49, 2017 Dec 3–9 7 films · +48% 7 $30.9M +48% Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders (2017) $10.3M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 49 of 2017: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 49 of 2017 (Dec 3–9)?

Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders (2017) leads with $10.3M worldwide. Next come The Big Call (2017) at $8.6M and Just Getting Started (2017) at $7.6M.

How much did action movies released in week 49 of 2017 (Dec 3–9) earn?

7 action films released in week 49 of 2017 (Dec 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $30.9M in all, or $4.4M per film on average. Week 48, 2017 releases took $86.7M.

How many action movies released in week 49 of 2017 (Dec 3–9) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders (2017), earned $10.3M.

How much of the Week 49, 2017 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$6.1M of the $30.9M total, or 20%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 6 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 49, 2017 action box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 49 of 2017 (Dec 3–9). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the week 49, 2017 action box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.